ANDREA PIRLO

Juventus playmaker Andrea Pirlo will be out for three weeks after suffering a right calf muscle strain, Sky Sports Italia reported on Thursday.
The 35-year-old went off injured in the 37th minute of Juve's 2-1 Champions League last 16, first leg victory over Borussia Dortmund in Turin on Tuesday.
Pirlo will miss...

Juventus playmaker Andrea Pirlo hopes this could be the season they finally re-establish themselves on the European stage as he dreams of winning the Champions League again before he retires.
Juve's maestro has been helping steer them towards a fourth successive Italian title, yet the gulf between a fading Serie A...

Turin: Juventus extended their Serie A lead to 10 points after coming from behind to beat relegation-threatened Atalanta 2-1 on Friday.
Giuliano Migliaccio put Atalanta ahead in the 25th minute, before two goals in quick succession from Fernando Llorente and Andrea Pirlo gave Juve a half-time lead.
Migliacco scored with a header...

Turin: Veteran Juventus playmaker Andrea Pirlo believes Manchester United would be wasting their time in trying to re-sign team-mate Paul Pogba.
The 21-year-old left Old Trafford for Juventus in 2012 after growing frustrated with a lack of first-team appearances under Alex Ferguson.
He has since developed into one of the best midfielders...

Milan: Juventus and Italy playmaker Andrea Pirlo has been voted best player of the 2013-14 season in Serie A.
Pirlo was selected by his fellow players as well as coaches and journalists, and the results were revealed at a ceremony in Milan Monday night.
The 35-year-old Pirlo was one of seven Juventus...

Milan: Andrea Pirlo scored deep into stoppage time as 10-man Juventus snatched a 2-1 win over Torino in a derby match on Sunday, while Roma kept pace with the league leaders with a 4-2 win over Inter Milan.
"I followed the move, (Arturo) Vidal did well to see me, and I...

Andrea Pirlo is finally getting into his elegant stride for Juventus, just in time for the match which is likely to determine whether or not they progress to the knockout stages of the Champions League.
After successive 1-0 defeats away to Atletico Madrid and Olympiakos in Group A, Serie A leaders...

Defending champion Juventus took advantage of Roma's loss at Napoli to move three points clear at the top of Serie A with a 2-0 win at Empoli on Saturday.
Andrea Pirlo broke the deadlock with a trademark free kick on the hour mark and Alvaro Morata sealed the result on the...

Turin: Juventus midfielder Andrea Pirlo will miss the first month of the Serie A season because of a bruised right hip.
Pirlo was injured in a preseason match and Juventus says a medical exam revealed a pulled tendon that requires 30 days to heal.
Threetime defending champion Juventus opens the Italian league...

Milan: Italy's midfield maestro Andrea Pirlo says he may go back on his decision to retire from international football.
The 35yearold Pirlo, who plays for Juventus, said before the World Cup that he would quit international football after the tournament in Brazil.
However, on the airplane back to Italy following a disappointing...

Catch all the Live action from both the Group D matches as Italy look to shackle Suarez in Uruguay showdown whereas England seek atonement against Costa Rica. (Scroll down for the Live Blog)
Italy must find a way to shut down Uruguay striker Luis Suarez when the teams clash at the...

Manaus: Mario Balotelli scored with a secondhalf header on Saturday to give Italy a 21 win over England at the World Cup.
The Italy striker was left free by his marker Gary Cahill and nodded a cross from Antonio Candreva past goalkeeper Joe Hart in the 50th minute.
Claudio Marchisio scored first...

Catch all the Live action from the second Group D match between England and Italy at the Arena Amazonia in Manaus. (Scroll down for the Live blog)
The tactical approaches of England and Italy's wily coaches Roy Hodgson and Cesare Prandelli will come under the microscope with the oppressive atmosphere of...

The tactical approaches of England and Italy's wily coaches Roy Hodgson and Cesare Prandelli will come under the microscope with the oppressive atmosphere of the Amazon rainforest providing the backdrop for a Group D clash on Saturday.
The contrasting qualities of youth and experience will compete to tame Manaus's punishing jungle...

Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo is hoping to end his international career by winning a second World Cup and believes the Azzurri are capable of repeating their success from 2006.
"We can win the World Cup. I always play to win and I won't be satisfied by just getting out of the...

Italy playmaker Andrea Pirlo has signed a new twoyear deal with Juventus which will keep him at the Serie A champions until 2016, the club said on Wednesday.
Since leaving AC Milan in 2011, the 35yearold midfielder has inspired Juventus to three successive Serie A titles and his performance has been...

The football leagues in Spain and Italy both wrapped up their seasons on Sunday, with some relegation places and spots in European competitions still to be decided.
Juventus made sure to finish their titlewinning campaign with a perfect home record, while a railing collapse during Osasuna's game in the Spanish league...

Champions Juventus became the first team to break the 100points barrier in Serie A when they beat Cagliari 30 in their final league game of the season on Sunday.
Juventus, who won all 19 of their home matches, completed their campaign with 102 points after winning 33, drawing three and losing...

Andrea Pirlo scored on a free kick in the 71st minute, giving Juventus a 1-0 victory at Italian rival Fiorentina on Thursday night and a berth in the Europa League quarter-finals with a 2-1 aggregate win.
Pirlo scored after Gonzalo Rodríguez pulled down Fernando Llorente at the edge of the penalty...

Beijing: Juventus drew 1-1 with Fiorentina in an Italian affair in the home leg of Europa League eighth-final, while Napolis suffered a 1-0 defeat in its visit to Porto.
Although the leading striker Carlos Tevez was forced out of competition due to injury, Arturo Vidal opened the scoring just 3 minutes...

Turin, Italy: Italian footballer Andrea Pirlo said that he wants to secure a contract extension and stay at Juventus.
Pirlo, whose contract with Juventus will expire in June, dismissed speculations that he could leave on a free transfer for Real Madrid where he'd reunite with Carlo Ancelotti, reports Xinhua.
"If I chose...

Turin: Juventus and Italy playmaker Andrea Pirlo is expected to be sidelined until the new year with damaged knee ligaments.
Pirlo limped out of Sunday's 10 win over Udinese after just 13 minutes.
Juventus says Pirlo underwent tests on Monday which revealed he has "a seconddegree lesion to the collateral medial ligament...

Milan: Juventus beat Napoli 30 to take advantage of another slip up by Roma and close the gap on the Serie A leader to one point on Sunday. Earlier, Roma was held to a 11 draw at home by lowly Sassuolo after conceding a lastminute equalizer, while AC Milan's struggles...

Milan: Victories for Napoli and Juventus kept the pressure on Serie A leaders Roma on Wednesday, while Kaka scored his first goal since returning to AC Milan in a 11 draw against Lazio.
Jose Maria Callejon and Dries Mertens scored to help Napoli to a controversial 21 win at Fiorentina. USborn...

Rome: Juventus conceded a goal after just 19 seconds then recovered to beat AC Milan 32 on Sunday and remind the rest of Serie A that they intend to win a third straight Italian league title.
Juve had come away with draws from its three biggest matches thus far this season,...

Turin: Juventus coach Antonio Conte has warned his players that they must remain on the bench after being substituted or face a month's suspension.
On Tuesday, Conte says "unless a player goes off on a stretcher or because of an injury ... he must remain on the bench until the end...

Salvador: Italy must contend with Brazil's dizzying array of attacking talent in what will be a demanding and difficult Confederations Cup match on Saturday, said coach Cesare Prandelli. Brazil, buoyed by the return of Thiago Silva, have a glut of attacking talent, including Neymar, Hulk, Fred and Jo, with Prandelli...

Rio de Janeiro: Italy will be without influential midfielder Andrea Pirlo for their final Confederations Cup Group A clash against Brazil on Saturday with a calf injury.
Results of a scan on Thursday showed the 34yearold damaged his right calf muscle during Italy's 43 victory over Japan in Recife on Wednesday,...

Italy playmaker Andrea Pirlo gave Brazilian fans a taste of what they were missing as he marked his 100th international appearance by orchestrating his side's 21 win against Mexico in the Confederations Cup on Sunday. The notoriously difficult to please Maracana crowd was united in its adulation of the 34yearold,...